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LOCAL ROUNDUP
2004-05-12
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Deborah Mell, the daughter of long-time Chicago Ald. Dick Mell, faced a second court hearing May 5, stemming from her arrest at a same-sex marriage rally earlier this year. The case has been continued until May 19. Mell is charged with battery causing bodily harm and could face 364 days in jail. She was the only activist arrested at the protest.
Bishop Larry Trotter of Sweet Holy Water Baptist Church was expected to deliver petitions against same-sex marriage to Mayor Daley and Gov. Blagojevich Monday, according to a news report on Sunday's Channel 7 news.
The 2004 GLSEN Safe School & Youth Scholarship Awards Ceremony is Tuesday, May 18, 7-10 p.m., William Jones College Preparatory High School, 606 S. State St.
Rev. Elder Troy Perry, who founded the gay-oriented Metropolitan Community Churches, will preach the 10:30 a.m. service at MCC of the Fox Valley Sunday, May 16, 164 Division St., in downtown Elgin. See www.mccfoxvalley.org or call (630) 584-4616.
For Global Progress will host 'CIRQUE: A Multisensory Extravaganza,' a celebration to raise funding for AIDS Vaccine Research, May 13, 6-10 p.m. at Architectural Artifacts, 4325 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago. The benefit will include live music, entertainment and exotic cuisine. E-mail info@fgpchicago.org .
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